Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The County Court House
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- View from Station Rise
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The Greyfriars
- The Mansion House
- Roman Head Pot
- The 1190 Massacre
- Skeldergate Bridge
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The Bar Convent
- The Norman House
- Industrial Upheaval
- York Bombed
- York's Airfield